i dont know where to start ! except that was by far the best car event i've ever been to, 1200 miles of door to door fun. Just about everything ran smoothly all the way through with the superb german track-like surfaced roads (off the highways) and hardly any traffic, absolutely stunning breath taking scenery, i can see why the German VCA picked that area and town to host the event, which unfortunately clashed with VOI
Thurs:
early breakfast and short hop to the channel tunnel to meet the UK gang for the trip through France, Belgium and into Germany. Quite a bit of traffic out of Calais and loads of roadworks for the first few hours. 6 hours later we check in at the hotel a quick briefing off Max the German VCA president and his team then were off in taxi's to a fab italian restaurant for some grub and beers
Fri:
We had friday morning to ourselves, so a leisurely breakfast and quick scout around the town before the majority of the German VCA arrive. At 3.45 we all meet for the afternoon cruise, quite a sight snaking in a line for 70 miles around the Rhine, wow a real eye opener, amazing, castles everywhere perched on mountains, we park for a drink mid way for some group pics before heading back to the hotel for a buffet, and a few more beers
Sat:
breakfast and out early for a airbase track day, we were split into x3 groups with 16 cars in each, rotating around the 1/4 mile, a small salom track around the cones and four laps around the perimeter (4 cars at a time) runway/taxi area with one timed lap at the end running on your own, more lovely food at lunch. Back to the hotel for an hour before we got on a huge river boat which moored up along the car park we were using for a 5 hour trip, where once again we were fed and trophies given out, one of our members Richard collected a trophy in each discipline using his S/C GTS, then a couple of speeches by Max and Paul before being treated to a firework display off the bank of the river
Sun:
a little surprize for me at breakfast !!! t'was my birthday and infront of the whole hotel it was announced by our club member Mich, that the UK club had very secretly arranged a extremely hot lap for me in the Zacspeed Viper around the Ring with their pro-driver (Andy) so 30 miles blast to the track and a slice of choc birthday cake i find myself sporting a balaclava and helmet getting strapped into the viper... just as we pulled away Andy calmly told me over the intercom just the day before he was the driver involved in a huge, high-speed accident in their 'other' viper which was said to of been written off!! he was the first around a bend and ran over some oil dropped by a 911, which sent him into a un-contollable spin, another six cars followed 200 metres of barrier destroyed, the track was closed for several hours of clearing up and repairs. As we touched over an estimated 120mph going by the revs (the speedo had been disconnected so not to scare people ) darting in and out of 'slower' and lots of traffic Andy told me he had completed over 3500+ laps around the track, the car had a few mods, huge Move-it brakes which were proven by far to be the best, Stoptech wheels, the same racing gearbox as their 24-hour race car with dry sump for improved life span, upgraded suspension, roll cage and harness's, the engine was standard, but boy did it move in his hands !
Quite an experience which ill never forget, awesome smooth driving skills
picking a route through the other cars we must of passed at least 20 other cars, hard instant braking that made you think your head will fall off, the extreme grip, high speed riding the curbs, ive been in a few fast cars on quite a few tracks, but Andy was in an entirely different world of speed previously unknown to me, what a great birthday i thank you to my fellow club members !!! the other guys drove a few laps in their own cars around the track
Mon:
pack up and head back to the tunnel and a fantastic UK convoy passing the F1 Nurburgring circuit en route, more brill deserted roads and a bit of higher speed driving later on. I must applaud the German VCA, Max and his team for expertly organising a wonderful few days for us all, our UK president Paul and his wife once again for all their efforts, and everyone else their for making it such a memorable, fun packed trip !
here's a few pics below and a link to some more:
Germany 08
Thurs:
early breakfast and short hop to the channel tunnel to meet the UK gang for the trip through France, Belgium and into Germany. Quite a bit of traffic out of Calais and loads of roadworks for the first few hours. 6 hours later we check in at the hotel a quick briefing off Max the German VCA president and his team then were off in taxi's to a fab italian restaurant for some grub and beers
Fri:
We had friday morning to ourselves, so a leisurely breakfast and quick scout around the town before the majority of the German VCA arrive. At 3.45 we all meet for the afternoon cruise, quite a sight snaking in a line for 70 miles around the Rhine, wow a real eye opener, amazing, castles everywhere perched on mountains, we park for a drink mid way for some group pics before heading back to the hotel for a buffet, and a few more beers
Sat:
breakfast and out early for a airbase track day, we were split into x3 groups with 16 cars in each, rotating around the 1/4 mile, a small salom track around the cones and four laps around the perimeter (4 cars at a time) runway/taxi area with one timed lap at the end running on your own, more lovely food at lunch. Back to the hotel for an hour before we got on a huge river boat which moored up along the car park we were using for a 5 hour trip, where once again we were fed and trophies given out, one of our members Richard collected a trophy in each discipline using his S/C GTS, then a couple of speeches by Max and Paul before being treated to a firework display off the bank of the river
Sun:
a little surprize for me at breakfast !!! t'was my birthday and infront of the whole hotel it was announced by our club member Mich, that the UK club had very secretly arranged a extremely hot lap for me in the Zacspeed Viper around the Ring with their pro-driver (Andy) so 30 miles blast to the track and a slice of choc birthday cake i find myself sporting a balaclava and helmet getting strapped into the viper... just as we pulled away Andy calmly told me over the intercom just the day before he was the driver involved in a huge, high-speed accident in their 'other' viper which was said to of been written off!! he was the first around a bend and ran over some oil dropped by a 911, which sent him into a un-contollable spin, another six cars followed 200 metres of barrier destroyed, the track was closed for several hours of clearing up and repairs. As we touched over an estimated 120mph going by the revs (the speedo had been disconnected so not to scare people ) darting in and out of 'slower' and lots of traffic Andy told me he had completed over 3500+ laps around the track, the car had a few mods, huge Move-it brakes which were proven by far to be the best, Stoptech wheels, the same racing gearbox as their 24-hour race car with dry sump for improved life span, upgraded suspension, roll cage and harness's, the engine was standard, but boy did it move in his hands !
Quite an experience which ill never forget, awesome smooth driving skills
picking a route through the other cars we must of passed at least 20 other cars, hard instant braking that made you think your head will fall off, the extreme grip, high speed riding the curbs, ive been in a few fast cars on quite a few tracks, but Andy was in an entirely different world of speed previously unknown to me, what a great birthday i thank you to my fellow club members !!! the other guys drove a few laps in their own cars around the track
Mon:
pack up and head back to the tunnel and a fantastic UK convoy passing the F1 Nurburgring circuit en route, more brill deserted roads and a bit of higher speed driving later on. I must applaud the German VCA, Max and his team for expertly organising a wonderful few days for us all, our UK president Paul and his wife once again for all their efforts, and everyone else their for making it such a memorable, fun packed trip !
here's a few pics below and a link to some more:
Germany 08
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